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12 Kàya-mudutà – elasticity of mental concomitants
13 Citta-mudutà – elasticity of consciousness
14 Kàya-kamma¤¤atà – adaptability of mental concomitants
15 Citta-kamma¤¤atà – adaptability of consciousness
16 Kàya-pagu¤¤atà – proficiency of mental concomitants
17 Citta-paga¤¤atà – proficiency of consciousness
18 Kàyujjukatà – uprightness of mental concomitants
19 Cittujjukatà – uprightness of consciousness.
1 Saddhà
Saddhà is well-established confidence or faith in the Three Jewels
(ti-ratana); namely, the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saõgha.
When a Buddhist takes refuge in the Three Jewels, his faith
should be reasoned and rooted in understanding, and he is asked
to investigate or test the object of his faith. A Buddhist’s faith is
not in conflict with the spirit of enquiry; any doubt about
dubious things is allowed and inquiry into them is encourage.
Saddhà is compared to the unique emerald of the universal
monarch. This emerald, when placed in warm dirty water, causes
all the dirt to subside and all the heat to escape, thus leaving a
cool and purified water. In the same way when saddhà associates
with the citta, all the defilements such as lobha, dosa, moha disappear
with the result that the mind becomes cool and clear.
Saddhà is also compared with the hand which can grab
jewels if one is lucky enough to be on a mountain full of jewels.
Actually one is more fortunate to be in contact with Buddha’s
teachings (sasana) than to be on the mountain of jewels, because
one with saddhà can acquire a lot of merit which is more precious
than jewels. As a man without hands cannot grab jewels, so a
man without saddhà cannot acquire good merit.